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On a cold December evening in Colorado Springs, 30-year-old Patrolman Mark Layne Dabling was on duty, having served with the police department for five and a half years. On December 6, 1982, he initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of West Fillmore. Unbeknownst to him, the driver he pulled over was a dangerous fugitive.
As Officer Dabling was walking back to his patrol car, the driver, Vernon Templeman, a prison escapee from Florida, exited his vehicle from the passenger side armed wi ...Read More
As Officer Dabling was walking back to his patrol car, the driver, Vernon Templeman, a prison escapee from Florida, exited his vehicle from the passenger side armed wi ...Read More
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Mark Layne Dabling
Male
White / Caucasian
Colorado Springs
CO
1982-12-06
30
Mark
Layne Dabling
11/14/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the ripple effects that Patrolman Mark Layne Dabling’s tragic dea... ...Read More
04/20/2023
04/20/2023
